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Description

Become an expert in working out the difference between fact and opinion, both on and offline.

Resources

Items to use in your adverts such as:

Bathroom cleaner
Biscuits
Crisps
A supermarket
Toilet roll
Trainers
Baby nappies
Yeast spread
Pizza
Milk

Fact/Opinion Options

Instructions

The person leading the activity should ask someone to describe what a fact is and what an opinion is. A fact is something that’s true and can be checked or verified and an opinion is a view or judgement made based on what someone thinks rather than fact.

Read out some facts and opinions (we’ve added some ideas below) and ask everyone to shout out whether they think it’s a fact or opinion.

Remind everyone that it’s important not to spread or share ‘fake news’ and to take a look at the source of the information.

Everyone should get into small groups and the person leading the activity should give each group an object. Each group should have a few minutes to create an advert selling their product, but they can only use provable facts. For example, they can say that the trainers are made of leather and have laces and rubber soles, but they can’t say that the trainers will last for years. Have fun with items like toilet roll, baby nappies and yeast spread! Once they’ve had time to prepare, groups should present their factual adverts to the larger group. Everyone watching can challenge the presenters at any time. For example, if someone claims that the toilet roll is soft, then the audience can ask to feel it. If they claim it’s really strong, the audience can ask to test it out and then allow the presenters to keep or discard their claims in their adverts.

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• Digital Citizen - Facts vs opinions